Monthly Archives: September 2017

Two U.S. air strikes kill several Islamic State jihadists southeast of Sirte. By Ben Ariel – Arutz Sheva Two U.S. air strikes killed several Islamic State jihadists in Libya earlier this week, the U.S. military said on Thursday, according to Reuters. In a statement, U.S. Africa Command said the strike took place 100 miles (161 km)

Mohammad Javad Zarif -Reuters Mohammad Javad Zarif calls on Trump to check facts after he tweeted about an Iranian missile launch which officials said was fake. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Wednesday scolded U.S. President Donald Trump over a weekend tweet about an Iranian missile

Initial results show more than 90% of Kurds in northern Iraq voted 'yes' on independence referendum. By David Rosenberg – Arutz Sheva Iraqi Kurds declared victory Tuesday night in an independence referendum held earlier this week, which supporters hope will end Iraqi sovereignty over a semi-autonomous region in the north of the country and establish

New royal decree in Saudi Arabia will allow women to drive starting next June, ending notorious longtime ban. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday it will allow women to drive starting next June, in a historic decision that makes the Gulf kingdom the last country in the world to permit

Facebook page of Abbas' Fatah movement praises terrorist who murdered 3 Israelis, calls terrorist a 'Martyr.' By Gary Willig – Arutz Sheva Nimer Mahmoud Ahmed Aljamal, the terrorist who murdered three Israelis in an attack at the entrance to the Jewish town of Har Adar Tuesday morning, was praised as a 'Martyr' by Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud

'If Israel does not reconsider its support for Kurdish independence, Turkey will not be able to take many steps we would have with Israel.' By JTA – Arutz Sheva President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey threatened to halt steps being taken toward normalization with Israel if it does not end its support for an independent

Iran-North Korea Iran rejects Trump's suggestion that it was working with North Korea on missile development. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Iran said Monday that suggestions by U.S. President Donald Trump that it was working with North Korea on missile development were "nonsense", AFP reported. On Saturday, Trump responded to Iran’s claim that it conducted a